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Replying To ElGranSenor: "I can see what it'd be unfair alright but I think the towns issue does need to be addressed whether that be through funding or else by encouraging them to improve their schools
Now maybe their schools are doing well (I'd say they're not tbh) but the bigger town schools are really the most critical places when it comes to implementing Hurling 365" The K/M report recommended a GPO for each district, prioritising urban areas.
I was wondering, and have asked the question, does that include Campile, Fethard, Taghmon, Duncannon, Clonroche etc in Ross District, as these villages are very poor as regards interest in playing club hurling or football goes.
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Replying To Pikeman96: "Oh, I don't disagree. I was just trying to give some insight into some of the likely reasons why the town clubs dominated 60 or 70 years ago. Life and society in general are obviously very much different now!
I know I'm not alone in wondering how the four town teams between them could only contribute one starting player to this year's county Minor team, for example, and that from probably the most unlikely of the four (no disrespect to GOH, but since the other three are senior clubs, you'd expect more from them). How Harriers only had two in the extended Minor/Celtic Challenge squad of 43 or 44 or whatever it was, and how Rapparees and Naomh Éanna had none at all.
There's clearly something not quite right in the towns. It's what can be done about it is the issue." Rapps are apparently getting their act together at the younger age groups, and it would be unfair of me to comment on Gorey as I know very little about them.
Tara Rocks are working hard ok, but it must be hard for them to get young lads in Gorey to opt for them over Naomh Eanna.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19923 - 02/06/2026 18:07:12
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Replying To Pikeman96: "Oh, I don't disagree. I was just trying to give some insight into some of the likely reasons why the town clubs dominated 60 or 70 years ago. Life and society in general are obviously very much different now!
I know I'm not alone in wondering how the four town teams between them could only contribute one starting player to this year's county Minor team, for example, and that from probably the most unlikely of the four (no disrespect to GOH, but since the other three are senior clubs, you'd expect more from them). How Harriers only had two in the extended Minor/Celtic Challenge squad of 43 or 44 or whatever it was, and how Rapparees and Naomh Éanna had none at all.
There's clearly something not quite right in the towns. It's what can be done about it is the issue." Just had a look at the DoE website and found each primary school in Wexford listed by size
I've listed the Top 20 here in terms of size; how many would you say have Hurling 365 (Or really anything) in place?
Probably doesn't get discussed much in the grand scheme of things but I wonder how much the uptake to GAA varies by each school in a given town? Like I have a feeling that the uptake from Gorey Educate Together to Naomh Éanna isn't the same as the uptake from St Joseph's CBS (Or the Loreto, don't know what the deal is there anymore, used to be that they took in boys until the end of 2nd Class, don't know if that's still the case anymore)
Think Gorey Central had their first ever Rackard League team a few years ago if I'm not mistaken
Official Name Address (Line 1) Address (Line 2) Enrolment per Return
ST AIDANS PARISH SCHOOL Convent Road Enniscorthy 813
BUNSCOIL LORETO St Michael's Road Gorey 641
SCOIL MHUIRE COOLCOTTS Coolcotts Wexford 588
SCOIL NAOMH IOSEPH Gorey Co. Wexford 508
CONVENT OF MERCY Whitemill Road Wexford 406
ST SENANS NATIONAL SCH Templeshannon Enniscorthy 397
S N CLOCHAR MHUIRE St John's Road Wexford 380
Gorey Educate Together NS Kilnahue Lane Gorey 355
CBS Primary Wexford Green Street Wexford 342
Bunscoil Ris Castlemoyle New Ross 339
S N MHUIRE Barntown Co. Wexford 322
KILRANE N S Kilrane Rosslare Harbour 311
RIVERCHAPEL N S Riverchapel Gorey 304
NAOMH MAODHOG N.S. Main Street Ferns 301
Scoil Nais Realta na Mara Ballask Kilmore 295
Bunscoil Nic Amhlaidh Castlemoyle New Ross 286
SCOIL NÁISIÚNTA BHANTIARNA LOURDES Hospital Hill Bunclody 266
SCOIL MHUIRE Ballinamona Campile 239
S N NMH BRIGHDE Blackwater Enniscorthy 232
GOREY CENTRAL SCHOOL Charlotte Row Gorey 232
ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1364 - 02/06/2026 19:13:55
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Replying To Pikeman96: "Oh, I don't disagree. I was just trying to give some insight into some of the likely reasons why the town clubs dominated 60 or 70 years ago. Life and society in general are obviously very much different now!
I know I'm not alone in wondering how the four town teams between them could only contribute one starting player to this year's county Minor team, for example, and that from probably the most unlikely of the four (no disrespect to GOH, but since the other three are senior clubs, you'd expect more from them). How Harriers only had two in the extended Minor/Celtic Challenge squad of 43 or 44 or whatever it was, and how Rapparees and Naomh Éanna had none at all.
There's clearly something not quite right in the towns. It's what can be done about it is the issue." We only have a handful of minors this year so 1 or 2 arouses the county team isn't actual too bad.
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Replying To Formertownie: "Interesting reading that and a very quick analysis of a fairly long period in time . But it all makes sense .
The spread of young families to the surrounding towns areas outside the catchment of town areas gas certainly helped the progression of clubs like ballyhogue cushionstown oilgate Castletown ballyfad barntown st martins and shelmaliers . Genuine gaa people gave moved into these areas from towns clubs . This imo is the single biggest factor in their progression over last 15 20 years and longerr . If you look at the surnames of players coaches etc. It's left a lot of the traditionally strong towns clubs without some of their greatest assets . And are Constantly searching for new coaches personel.and families to survive and are left with skeleton crew of former club stalwarts .
I do think work cycles ie shift work . , travelling for work and weekend work incresed attendance to 3rd level added with the cost and cost of living has also had an impact .
With an ever increasing commitment even at club level it takes up so much of your time for coaches and players club officials etc totally committed numbers are and will dwindle .
One last point as a coach all the negativity around hurling in the county certainly hits our confidence too .
And question our own abilities . Rightly or wrongly everything we ve done is the reason we are in this position at present whether we accept it or not ." Hopper mgrath was massive to shells, the carleys made barntown what they are. Those are town families.
Martins would have McCarthy, Quigley and gizzy, all clonard lads.
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Replying To Pikeman96: "I've actually looked at that towns thing before myself. If you scratch into a bit, it says something about the society of the time as well.
One thing to consider is how there was far greater "leakage" into the town clubs from the surrounding rural clubs back then than there is now. Actually had an uncle myself (now deceased) who won titles with St. Aidan's during the 1950s, but who was from and who lived all his life in a parish outside of Enniscorthy that had its own club.
The way he told it, back then you were allowed to play for the club were you worked as well as the place you were from, and he worked in Enniscorthy. Don't know if this was an actual rule or just "the way things were done". But in effect, it meant St. Aidan's could have a pick of everybody who worked in the town, and not just everybody actually from the town.
I remember him saying there were two other factors about rural clubs at the time too, that made town clubs tend to be stronger:
1 - Some of the rural clubs would struggle to keep going at all for maybe two or three years at a time. Some of their players would join the nearby town club during those years, and then maybe stay there after the rural club revived itself after all.
2 - Large numbers of players in rural clubs being involved in agriculture, which was far more labour-intensive then than it is today. The rural clubs found it hard to organise regular training. The "townies" were more likely to have factory jobs or shop jobs etc. with fixed working hours, and so they tended to be better organised and better trained.
Incidentally, with mention of agriculture - he reckoned that the increased mechanisation of agriculture from the 1970s onwards helped the rural clubs in this regard. Things like planting and harvesting didn't take nearly as many "man hours", and so the clubs were able to start better organising themselves.
Anyway, this is mostly anecdotal, but maybe relevant to the bigger picture about the strength of town clubs then compared to their strength since.
FWIW, always conflicted myself about the notion of giving extra supports to urban areas. Wearing a county hat, of course I'd like to see everything possible done in an area that could produce top-class county hurlers in the future. But wearing a club hat, would think it maybe unfair on the rural clubs who wouldn't be getting these extras.
For example, Ballyhogue are often cited here as an example of a club doing great stuff with younger groups in particular, and probably fair to say they now rank ahead of Rapparees at those grades. But if Rapps got extra supports such that they pass Ballyhogue out again in maybe five years time, and then stay ahead - would that be fair on Ballyhogue?" Would the resources make the rapps Bett though? Speakings for my own club, the harriers facilities are great and the balance sheet is healthy but we really struggle to keep lads playing and money isn't going to fix that I done think.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4556 - 02/06/2026 20:59:22
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Did a bit of calculating and came up with the below numbers for the schools in each parish
Have treated Wexford as one big parish here which isn't technically correct but thought it was easier to do it this way, the Gaelscoils, Educate Togethers, and COI schools all get attributed to their place of location, did separate Templeshannon from the rest of Enniscorthy and included the Gaelscoil there with Enniscorthy, took Rosbercon out of New Ross, might have made some mistakes here and there tbh
If those numbers are true, what Rathnure are doing (And have done in the past) is crazy, not a big pick at all (I have them down as having one school in the parish; do kids in Ballywilliam go to school in Rathnure or Rathgarogue?)
Don't have anything personal against these clubs but Rosslare and Ballygarrett have big enough numbers in primary schools yet haven't been able to convert that into success
Rank Parish Sum of Enrolment per Return Proportion of primary school students in Wexford
1 Wexford 2,413 13.96%
2 Gorey 1,889 10.92%
3 Enniscorthy 1,071 6.19%
4 New Ross 755 4.37%
5 Rosslare 552 3.19%
6 Ballygarrett 508 2.94%
7 Glynn 469 2.71%
8 Castletown 464 2.68%
9 Adamstown 456 2.64%
10 Martin's 451 2.61%
11 Ferns 449 2.60%
12 Shels 417 2.41%
13 Bunclody 408 2.36%
14 Templeshannon 397 2.30%
15 Pat's 346 2.00%
16 Duffry 317 1.83%
17 Crossabeg 312 1.80%
18 Alley 309 1.79%
18 Oulart 309 1.79%
20 Cushinstown 300 1.74%
21 Kilmore 295 1.71%
22 Ballyhogue 279 1.61%
23 Kilanerin 276 1.60%
23 Taghmon 276 1.60%
25 Bannow 275 1.59%
26 Gusserane 249 1.44%
27 Oylegate 241 1.39%
28 Horeswood 239 1.38%
29 Blackwater 232 1.34%
30 Anne's 231 1.34%
31 Marshalstown 222 1.28%
32 Monageer 215 1.24%
33 James's 212 1.23%
34 Fethard 209 1.21%
35 Davidstown 208 1.20%
36 Craanford 189 1.09%
37 Kilrush 179 1.04%
38 Rathnure 178 1.03%
39 Cloughbawn 176 1.02%
40 Fintan's 113 0.65%
41 OLI 110 0.64%
42 Clongeen 95 0.55%
ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1364 - 02/06/2026 22:18:15
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Replying To Doylerwex: "We only have a handful of minors this year so 1 or 2 arouses the county team isn't actual too bad." Well, on the one hand, if a club only has a squad of let's say ten or twelve Minors and two of them are on the county squad, then that's not a bad return.
But on the other hand - if you've only got a handful of Minors from basically the entire town of Wexford, then surely there's something not quite right in the first place?
Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3740 - 02/06/2026 23:52:02
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Replying To Doylerwex: "Hopper mgrath was massive to shells, the carleys made barntown what they are. Those are town families.
Martins would have McCarthy, Quigley and gizzy, all clonard lads." Murphys martins Doyle annes all related
Goff mahonys as well as carleys barntown
Scallan keeling recent mc grath shels
Loads more
Then u have some living in town playing with barntown shels martins . of course think few moved last couple years without moving house as far as I hear you would know better .
The hope for town clubs would be that those lads would have back boned the club for the next generation instead they are all involved with rival clubs.
Where the truth is losing lads of that calibre are irreplaceable as clubmen and women too . The backbone of any club are people involved for generations the rest are blow ins some stay to become stalwarts most go as quick as they arrive .
A townie moving to country club will more likely committ more to ensure their children fit in from day one and buy into the community. Thats my experience anyway .
Not many move the opposite way the drain on towns clubs from this is hard to fathom and harder to explain the affects .
Country clubs dont see this they just see numbers and assume and think thry alll will get involved .
Town teams have to go looking for players covering many schools housing estates streets nationalities rival sports etc where as Players/parents go looking for clubs in the country and schools where teachers living in communities are expected to help out.
Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 611 - 03/06/2026 09:37:50
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Replying To ElGranSenor: "Did a bit of calculating and came up with the below numbers for the schools in each parish
Have treated Wexford as one big parish here which isn't technically correct but thought it was easier to do it this way, the Gaelscoils, Educate Togethers, and COI schools all get attributed to their place of location, did separate Templeshannon from the rest of Enniscorthy and included the Gaelscoil there with Enniscorthy, took Rosbercon out of New Ross, might have made some mistakes here and there tbh
If those numbers are true, what Rathnure are doing (And have done in the past) is crazy, not a big pick at all (I have them down as having one school in the parish; do kids in Ballywilliam go to school in Rathnure or Rathgarogue?)
Don't have anything personal against these clubs but Rosslare and Ballygarrett have big enough numbers in primary schools yet haven't been able to convert that into success
Rank Parish Sum of Enrolment per Return Proportion of primary school students in Wexford
1 Wexford 2,413 13.96%
2 Gorey 1,889 10.92%
3 Enniscorthy 1,071 6.19%
4 New Ross 755 4.37%
5 Rosslare 552 3.19%
6 Ballygarrett 508 2.94%
7 Glynn 469 2.71%
8 Castletown 464 2.68%
9 Adamstown 456 2.64%
10 Martin's 451 2.61%
11 Ferns 449 2.60%
12 Shels 417 2.41%
13 Bunclody 408 2.36%
14 Templeshannon 397 2.30%
15 Pat's 346 2.00%
16 Duffry 317 1.83%
17 Crossabeg 312 1.80%
18 Alley 309 1.79%
18 Oulart 309 1.79%
20 Cushinstown 300 1.74%
21 Kilmore 295 1.71%
22 Ballyhogue 279 1.61%
23 Kilanerin 276 1.60%
23 Taghmon 276 1.60%
25 Bannow 275 1.59%
26 Gusserane 249 1.44%
27 Oylegate 241 1.39%
28 Horeswood 239 1.38%
29 Blackwater 232 1.34%
30 Anne's 231 1.34%
31 Marshalstown 222 1.28%
32 Monageer 215 1.24%
33 James's 212 1.23%
34 Fethard 209 1.21%
35 Davidstown 208 1.20%
36 Craanford 189 1.09%
37 Kilrush 179 1.04%
38 Rathnure 178 1.03%
39 Cloughbawn 176 1.02%
40 Fintan's 113 0.65%
41 OLI 110 0.64%
42 Clongeen 95 0.55%" On a numbers game towns teams are letting the side down . But if yiu ever were involved with a town team u would know the reality is completely different . Some of the hardest working most dedicated people I ever knew were involved with towns teams and thats a fact .
For every chap/ girl tfat stopped playing .. its like a dagger through the heart for some but rhry get up and go again. Takes a certain kind of person to keep doing that .
Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 611 - 03/06/2026 09:47:51
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Replying To Formertownie: "Murphys martins Doyle annes all related
Goff mahonys as well as carleys barntown
Scallan keeling recent mc grath shels
Loads more
Then u have some living in town playing with barntown shels martins . of course think few moved last couple years without moving house as far as I hear you would know better .
The hope for town clubs would be that those lads would have back boned the club for the next generation instead they are all involved with rival clubs.
Where the truth is losing lads of that calibre are irreplaceable as clubmen and women too . The backbone of any club are people involved for generations the rest are blow ins some stay to become stalwarts most go as quick as they arrive .
A townie moving to country club will more likely committ more to ensure their children fit in from day one and buy into the community. Thats my experience anyway .
Not many move the opposite way the drain on towns clubs from this is hard to fathom and harder to explain the affects .
Country clubs dont see this they just see numbers and assume and think thry alll will get involved .
Town teams have to go looking for players covering many schools housing estates streets nationalities rival sports etc where as Players/parents go looking for clubs in the country and schools where teachers living in communities are expected to help out." it's a bit of a cop out saying 'country clubs don't see this' - Go to our nearest neighbours in Kilkenny / Waterford and the top clubs OLGs, James Stephens, De La Salle, Mount Sion are all town clubs.
Tell me what are GOH doing to entice all those pupils from the school beside it into the club, or what are Rapps doing to get the students from St Aidans into the club. Maybe they are doing something but it's obviously not working to any great extent. It's not about getting the kids into the club but also getting the parents into the club - If the parents come the kids will come.
MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 321 - 03/06/2026 10:10:28
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Replying To Formertownie: "Murphys martins Doyle annes all related
Goff mahonys as well as carleys barntown
Scallan keeling recent mc grath shels
Loads more
Then u have some living in town playing with barntown shels martins . of course think few moved last couple years without moving house as far as I hear you would know better .
The hope for town clubs would be that those lads would have back boned the club for the next generation instead they are all involved with rival clubs.
Where the truth is losing lads of that calibre are irreplaceable as clubmen and women too . The backbone of any club are people involved for generations the rest are blow ins some stay to become stalwarts most go as quick as they arrive .
A townie moving to country club will more likely committ more to ensure their children fit in from day one and buy into the community. Thats my experience anyway .
Not many move the opposite way the drain on towns clubs from this is hard to fathom and harder to explain the affects .
Country clubs dont see this they just see numbers and assume and think thry alll will get involved .
Town teams have to go looking for players covering many schools housing estates streets nationalities rival sports etc where as Players/parents go looking for clubs in the country and schools where teachers living in communities are expected to help out." To play devil's advocate, is this not an issue that town clubs in other counties would face as well?
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Replying To ElGranSenor: "To play devil's advocate, is this not an issue that town clubs in other counties would face as well?" Not familiar with other counties . Same as most in country clubs here are nt familiar with towns problems so I wont comment on theirs .
Only one that might spring to mind is bsllygunner hoovering up talent . Why they are successful znd people follow success and want to be there . . Is it good for waterford hurling I dont know each county or town has its own unique problems .
In an earlier post it was stated u need success to breed success . At club and county . In an age where social media has such influence you need to be in the public eye . Providing all sorts of different and diverse facilities and programmes to attract people inwards the biggest being success and promotion of same .
Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 611 - 03/06/2026 11:05:50
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Replying To MyOhMi: "it's a bit of a cop out saying 'country clubs don't see this' - Go to our nearest neighbours in Kilkenny / Waterford and the top clubs OLGs, James Stephens, De La Salle, Mount Sion are all town clubs.
Tell me what are GOH doing to entice all those pupils from the school beside it into the club, or what are Rapps doing to get the students from St Aidans into the club. Maybe they are doing something but it's obviously not working to any great extent. It's not about getting the kids into the club but also getting the parents into the club - If the parents come the kids will come." You are missing the point . I believe all towns clubs are working harder on recruitment than any of the country clubs . But the success ratio is nt where they would like it to be . Unfortunately less and less are choosing hurling as their top sport .
How do u convince children to take it up . Can you answer me that .maybe then the towns clubs can do that .
It's like trying convince someone they like beef if they are vegetarian .
And yet in wexford town from what I see there are 4 minor football teams . So they do play gaa maybe just not hurling why I cant answer that . Same as there are 4 ladies football teams /clubs
Has hurling/camogie lost its aura attraction thsts the real question and why
Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 611 - 03/06/2026 11:29:45
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Replying To MyOhMi: "it's a bit of a cop out saying 'country clubs don't see this' - Go to our nearest neighbours in Kilkenny / Waterford and the top clubs OLGs, James Stephens, De La Salle, Mount Sion are all town clubs.
Tell me what are GOH doing to entice all those pupils from the school beside it into the club, or what are Rapps doing to get the students from St Aidans into the club. Maybe they are doing something but it's obviously not working to any great extent. It's not about getting the kids into the club but also getting the parents into the club - If the parents come the kids will come." None of them have the type of soccer culture that Wexford has.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4556 - 03/06/2026 11:35:29
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Replying To MyOhMi: "it's a bit of a cop out saying 'country clubs don't see this' - Go to our nearest neighbours in Kilkenny / Waterford and the top clubs OLGs, James Stephens, De La Salle, Mount Sion are all town clubs.
Tell me what are GOH doing to entice all those pupils from the school beside it into the club, or what are Rapps doing to get the students from St Aidans into the club. Maybe they are doing something but it's obviously not working to any great extent. It's not about getting the kids into the club but also getting the parents into the club - If the parents come the kids will come." Those 4 clubs you mention are all superclubs numbers wise. They are far bigger than any of our town clubs, or edge of town clubs. Also Ballyhale are surely one of the top Kilkenny clubs, themselves and Thomastown are the last 2 Senior Champions, they arent town clubs. Meanwhile James Stephens, a huge town club, got relegated from Senior and got beaten in last years Intermediate by Danesfort, also not a town club.
Ballygunner are an edge of town club, de la Salle, Roanmore, Erin's Own, Mount Sion and a few other smaller clubs are from Waterford City, and none of these "town clubs" have won a Senior title in Waterford in years.
Enniscorthy and Ross have tiny populations compared to Waterford and Kilkenny area. Agree that more work needs to be done in town schools, think Rapps are putting more effort in recently, and Vols in Wexford.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19923 - 03/06/2026 11:42:39
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Replying To ElGranSenor: "Did a bit of calculating and came up with the below numbers for the schools in each parish
Have treated Wexford as one big parish here which isn't technically correct but thought it was easier to do it this way, the Gaelscoils, Educate Togethers, and COI schools all get attributed to their place of location, did separate Templeshannon from the rest of Enniscorthy and included the Gaelscoil there with Enniscorthy, took Rosbercon out of New Ross, might have made some mistakes here and there tbh
If those numbers are true, what Rathnure are doing (And have done in the past) is crazy, not a big pick at all (I have them down as having one school in the parish; do kids in Ballywilliam go to school in Rathnure or Rathgarogue?)
Don't have anything personal against these clubs but Rosslare and Ballygarrett have big enough numbers in primary schools yet haven't been able to convert that into success
Rank Parish Sum of Enrolment per Return Proportion of primary school students in Wexford
1 Wexford 2,413 13.96%
2 Gorey 1,889 10.92%
3 Enniscorthy 1,071 6.19%
4 New Ross 755 4.37%
5 Rosslare 552 3.19%
6 Ballygarrett 508 2.94%
7 Glynn 469 2.71%
8 Castletown 464 2.68%
9 Adamstown 456 2.64%
10 Martin's 451 2.61%
11 Ferns 449 2.60%
12 Shels 417 2.41%
13 Bunclody 408 2.36%
14 Templeshannon 397 2.30%
15 Pat's 346 2.00%
16 Duffry 317 1.83%
17 Crossabeg 312 1.80%
18 Alley 309 1.79%
18 Oulart 309 1.79%
20 Cushinstown 300 1.74%
21 Kilmore 295 1.71%
22 Ballyhogue 279 1.61%
23 Kilanerin 276 1.60%
23 Taghmon 276 1.60%
25 Bannow 275 1.59%
26 Gusserane 249 1.44%
27 Oylegate 241 1.39%
28 Horeswood 239 1.38%
29 Blackwater 232 1.34%
30 Anne's 231 1.34%
31 Marshalstown 222 1.28%
32 Monageer 215 1.24%
33 James's 212 1.23%
34 Fethard 209 1.21%
35 Davidstown 208 1.20%
36 Craanford 189 1.09%
37 Kilrush 179 1.04%
38 Rathnure 178 1.03%
39 Cloughbawn 176 1.02%
40 Fintan's 113 0.65%
41 OLI 110 0.64%
42 Clongeen 95 0.55%" Few inaccuracies but overall fair play to you, alot of work there!
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19923 - 03/06/2026 11:43:55
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Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19923 - 03/06/2026 11:46:07
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Replying To ElGranSenor: "Don't really mean to single anyone out but for a Senior club, it's not a good look for Gorey that Cian Molloy was their only representative on a Wexford Senior, U20, or Minor squad
Like Castletown had starters in Minor and U20 and they're a football club, now tbf they've good numbers themselves but if they've starters on county teams, Gorey really should have starters on county teams too
Don't know what they're doing at underage or schools level tbf, not saying they're not doing the work but from the outside, I'm not seeing the results I'd expect for a club of their size" It's embarrassing to be honest for Naomh Eanna regarding their lack of county representation this year. They do huge work getting numbers in the door at academy level to be fair to them, in a rapidly expanding town that brings its own challenges no doubt. Have spent a lot of money updating their facilities in the past couple of years, whether that's to the detriment of their underage coaching I don't know. Increasing trend of their players opting out of county panels isnt a good look for sure.
The recent senior titles for the Rapps & Naomh Eanna seem to be masking over somewhat how strong hurling is in their respective towns.
Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 586 - 03/06/2026 12:20:04
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